- According to British “lifestyle and entertainment show” Lorraine, this is Britain’s most beautiful face. Eh, she’s no Beyoncé. [Gawker]

- Prada and graphic designer Vahram Muratyan  came up with a  little gem of an ad campaign, “Parallel Universes” featuring their spring accessories animated with a heavy dose of adorable. [Styleite]

- David and Victoria Beckham made The Sunday Times annual rich list in the music category (are we really still counting The Spice Girls, kids?) having raked in some $32 million in the past year. [Vogue UK]

- Manolo Blahnik‘s collaboration with J. Crew, that the designer didn’t really know about to begin with, has been given a stiletto to the heart. J. Crew confirmed that it’s not happening but hopes they can give it another go the future. [The Cut]

- In other shoe news, Christian Louboutin is making an actual glass slipper in honor of Cinderella coming to Blu ray and DVD. It won’t need the trademark red sole since the  pools of blood will just collect under your feet the first time you even so much as trip on the sidewalk. [Refinery29]

Peruse the gallery for deets on the pleats.

With slits hiding in the pleated folds, this sweeping maxi steps up.

Sun shiny days bring textured yellow to light.

Having revolutionized pleating in the 90s with the tiniest folds, this skirt is a woven that truly stretches in its shape.

Pleats are a classy classic. Versace may be neither of those things, but this vintage skirt says otherwise.

It's not bifurcated, but the colors will set your legs apart.

Silk chiffon boxes out the patterned skirt.

Wide pleats take the look back to the schoolgirl. This brocade-like floral makes it regal.

This metallic blue pleather skirt escaped my 5th grade wardrobe, and got a hold of a Conair crimper. The Spice Girls clearly had a heavy hand in my upbringing.

A rounded yoke softens the linear pleating.

"Pleats Be Red-y" requests the pun-happy kids at

Get ‘em at Solestruck for $424.95 a pop.

Poised to rake in nearly $100 million by the end of  the financial year, the lady Becks is fitting into her sky-high “fashion designer” shoes very well. And she’s got her sights set on only one direction: up, up, UP. In addition to her younger, girlier and more affordable Victoria line, Beckham also has a denim and eyewear line, two fragrances and soon enough, she’ll even have her own Range Rover.

All the better to drive over the competition, flipping the bird while blaring “Wannabe” with the kids in the back. [Telegraph]

Gwen Stefani back in the day when she rocked that classic cotton candy hair.

Model Alessandra Ambrosia presents a creation during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach November 15, 2008. The 54-year-old Resort in Miami, once the playground of the Rat Pack, is reopening this weekend for the taping of the Victoria's Secret TV Fashion Show, to be aired December 3, 2008 on CBS. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) Original Filename: Was2040564.jpg

1. Christopher Raeburn: Made from recycled military parachute nylon, this parka (which also allows for a warm winter insert) will protect from the elements.

2. Emma Cook: Not your typical poncho, this one has the capacity to enhance your outfit, rather than covering it horrifically, as so many ponchos do. And it will be good to you during a potentially rainy festival season.

3. Peacocks: A cheapie mac from across the pond, where it rains, all the time. Printed leopard. Rawr.

4. Ann Demeulemeester: Drawstrung up in silver, the lapel alone is worth the wear.

5. Jil Sander: As gray as the day is long, yet as olive as my filthy martini, this coat can make a splash.

6. Topshop: Brings me back to a skirt I had during my middle school Spice Girls days – deep blue and plastic. But what I really really really want is zigazig ahh.

7. ModCloth: Red and rubber with an inner whale.

8. American Apparel: Down with a cinch, up with a hood.

9. Moncler: The dolman cuts it short for warmer weather drizzle.

10. Burberry: Cropped and caped, shrug it dry.

As umbrellas are quite the temporary fixture – lost or broken almost immediately – pick up a cute printed guy at H&M for cheap.

And I continue to stand by a solid flatform in the rain.  Because weather is no excuse for shlump.  In fact, there is no excuse. Stay classy. Stay dry.

*The Queen, it should be noted, is a huge SATC fan, though. She’s a total Samantha.

- Flavor Flav, he always said he wanted to wear Big Ben as a necklace

- Michelle Obama, at least one of us will be wearing McQueen

- Cher, I really want to gay this wedding up and Elton John‘s been slacking lately

- Sean Penn, I have a thing for Madonna‘s exes

- Muammar Gaddafi, too soon?

- Lady Gaga, only so she can see what it feels like not being the center of attention

- Naomi Campbell, I already added blood diamonds to the bridal registry

- The girls of Sex and the City, I wonder if they can write me into the third movie

- Fergie, the one from the Black Eyed Peas

- And since I was a wee Kate, I’ve wanted The Spice Girls at my wedding!  Except Posh, I never really cared for her…

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@fashionindie: So, first things first, what are you wearing?

@marian_kihogo: today I like to call my look ‘car mechanic by way of the 70′s’ I’m in vintage jumpsuit-vintage headwrap-vintage accessories

@fashionindie: You’re speaking my language, lady. I knew I wanted you to be my 1st Tweet-à-Tête interview b/c of your incredible style.

@marian_kihogo: total honour for me, seeing that it’s fashion indie and it’s your first!

here is a pic of what I’m in today

@fashionindie: I’m living for that scarf. Where’d you get it?

@marian_kihogo: the scarf is actually the product of a long story.To cut it short,I bought it off a lovely elderly lady She had it on her bag!

I paid her in bangle. We did a swap on a bus. Hilarious story, told you it was long

@fashionindie: I remember when I first saw you at NYFW. 12 ft tall, stunning, black head2toe, black fur coat, FUCHSIA LIP. #dead

It was like you were the walking embodiment of fierce. What inspires your style?

@marian_kihogo: thank you so much. Over the winter it was all about the faux fur and fuchsia lip. Something so rock’n'roll glam about it

my style has always been directed by the emotive plus a love of the 70′s,sharp tailoring & a need to express a present moment

I’m inspired by everything and nothing; a film, a moment, a woman on the street, a song, a place, inspiration is all around

@fashionindie: I’m all about the 70s. It’s funny you’re werqing a 70s car mechanic look, I was going for 70s college art prof.

@marian_kihogo: I love that ’70s college art prof’ I might have to try that tonight for a clients party

@fashionindie: Feel free, it’s all about a cardigan.

@fashionindie: When I actually spoke to you, I wasn’t at all surprised you were British. The Br. fashion scene’s always been so cutting edge

@marian_kihogo: I think it is because the UK has always been known for experimentation, that certain spirit of fearless willingness to create

the fashion scene here is such a mix. The slick established luxury – eg Burberry to the clever wit – Giles etc

we are fashion’s ‘enfant terrible’ but it has birthed incredible talent

@fashionindie: I agree. In NY it feels like you can always wear anything or try anything, but there’s no sense of rebellion. Are u a rebel?

@marian_kihogo: Im most defo a rebel in a sense.I’ve always lived by the ideal that the mass market is myself.what I want to wear for me goes

but I think that rebel is in every creative,a need to create a new path, to dress to pls self. No real creative can be a clone

@fashionindie: Rebel w/ a cause. Do u have any labels you absolutely can’t live w/o? Or are u more of an eclectic anything goes kind of gal?

@marian_kihogo: wow I’m more of a ‘does it move marian?’ kind of girl

so if it moves me it is a done deal. All I ever bought fashion wise challenged me mentally/emotionally.style is emotive

so designers like. Ana Šekularac, Jean Pierre Braganza, McQueen, Balenciaga, Halston, Prada (maria francesca pepe)@MFPepe

have become faves over time because I resonate with their vision, aesthetic and journey as creatives

@fashionindie: I’m looking over some preview images from the #McQueen #Met retrospective. It’s breathtaking.

@marian_kihogo: there will never be another McQueen; the fearlessness, the vision, the technical ability, the ability to weave a story

@fashionindie: So true. Though I love what Sarah Burton‘s been doing with the house. Are you interested at all in the #RoyalWedding ?

@marian_kihogo: ha I knew a question about the #RoyalWedding was coming! I’m actually interested in the gown. hoping for contemporary

@fashionindie: It’s all I hear about! Americans haven’t been this Anglophilic since the Spice Girls. I think we all love a giant spectacle.

@marian_kihogo: well hold your prada clutches and Dolce corset dresses as something tells me it is going to be huge

@fashionindie: But as a Brit, does it mean anything to you besides the gown? #stillhoping4McQ Is there a patriotic pride attached?

@marian_kihogo: there is patriotic pride attached as I think the Royal family is a beautiful thing. So for me, a new princess is exciting

there is a feeling of being all part of an extended bridal party as it were. Like one big party celebrating with them

@fashionindie: It seems to really bring the country together.

@marian_kihogo: Well put!

@fashionindie: I know here, our 1st Lady has a tremendous influence on fashion. Will it be the same for Kate?

@marian_kihogo: I think Kate will have an influence on fashion. Whether she will have as much effect as Princess Diana remains to be seen

I know a few people who are already tipping her as icon, there are those who went out and bought the Issa engagement dress

@fashionindie:  That dress was cute and all but Di’s a huge legacy 2 live up 2. So tell me about your blog? How’d you get started?

@marian_kihogo: my blog was actually the internet version of a scrapbook I’d compiled over yrs. It had fabric scraps,images, quotes etc

if I found something thought provoking/inspiring, it went into that tattered book. When I moved and lost it, the blog was born

@fashionindie: That’s brilliant! And you’ll never lose it, unless the internet disappears. #knockonwood And how did you get into styling?

@marian_kihogo: I started styling at 14,my friends mother looked a mess for dinner. I cut up her designer dress. She became my 1st client.

@fashionindie: “my friends mother looked a mess for dinner.” I hope you’re as honest with your other clients!

@marian_kihogo: oh honesty(with tact no doubt!:) is an important policy and most people value and respect it.

@fashionindie:  What’s a typical styling gig?

@marian_kihogo: there is no typical styling gig! That’s why I love it.

Everything from pre-styling someone for an alps winter get-a-away for month to a red carpet function.Its fun-hectic-constant

@fashionindie: When dressing a client, do you buy what you think THEY would like or what YOU would want to see them in?

@marian_kihogo: that’s a great question. It is always about what they like, what image they want to have the public see.

with clients we work to suit an image they want to create-develop-maintain.I offer tips/ideas but they must be happy

so it is a very symbiotic relationship. They provide the desired dream image and style icons, I bring the fuel with ideas

@fashionindie: Okay, for my final question. Music and fashion always go hand in hand for me. What are you listening to these days?

@marian_kihogo: love your last question! Rihanna‘s Loud album is fantastic, Notorious Big(brilliant), Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix

I am a huge music fan both new and old. Music and fashion go hand in hand.Thanks for the tweet-interview. Glam kisses, Marian

Well you will.  Because Jennifer Saunders — she of AbFab fame, Sweetie — is busy at work writing the Spice Girls musical.

I’ll let you digest that.

File photo dated 24/2/97 of the Spice Girls, (L-R) Mel C (Sporty Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Mel B (Scary Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) and Victoria Adams (Posh Spice. Forget boy bands, Girl Thing are hoping to win over teenagers as the latest manufactured female act to appear on the pop scene. And as their debut single, Last One Standing, hits the charts, Phil Gould discovers why, despite being produced by the same team who brought the world the Spice Girls, this female group has a Girl Power all of its own.See PA Features story POP Thing.

I hated Posh’s lovely lady lumps at the height of their fame: she showed off their Pamela Anderson likeness everyday along with her extreme collar bones making for a strange uncomfortable combination that made me want to hand her a cheeseburger, and trust me I never want to hand anyone a cheeseburger. Despite my past hatred, I have a confession to make. I miss her boobs, she just isn’t as Posh without them. Her larger-then-life image has totally disappeared with them and her platinum blonde bob. I understand that she’s trying to be a “serious designer” but no one wants her to be that serious. I just want her to revert to her Spice Girl ways with her outlandish outfits and watermelon-esque breasts. Or maybe it’s just me. What do you think of Posh’s new boobs? Yay or Nay? Tell us in the comments!

SOURCE: Cut Blog

Victoria Beckham always seems to be with the trends, and she definitely proves that in her ripped denim shorts and blazer. I love the tuxedo qualities of her blazer, and the shorts aren’t too overly ripped, like many are lately. She also manages to stick to her Spice Girl roots in platform booties, A+ from me!

SOURCE: Fashionising

PopCrunch is claiming that the Spice Girls’ bus from the movie Spice World is for auction on ebay. Although, I could not find such an auction, it wouldn’t surprise me if it was true.

I did find a toy version if anyone is interested…

News about the release of Victoria Beckham’s dVb line of menswear being pushed back almost a year have previously surfaced. People at Victoria’s camp have recently shared that this is only a rumor. The line of menswear is supposedly still set to debut during fashion week in the fall and hit stores around the upcoming holiday season.

After:

Though I’m not sure this is too much better, atleast Sporty got her teeth fixed and Ginger hit the gym. As far as the shoes go, due to the fact that the Spice Girls are foreign and probably never completed high school we will let the shameless Louboutin plug go.